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Overall, there will be 5 new molds - two of which, the Lancia LC2 and the Lola, being late from 2011 but now ready. The other, and new, ones being the already announced Audi R18, plus the yet undisclosed Porsche 911 GT1 EVO 98, and Porsche 962 IMSA.

Slot.it celebrate 10 years of Audi R8C in 2012. Hence, they will remake a special car from the old Audi R8C molds (CA01) delivered in a special box. This is how Slot.it started.

Slot.it also pay homage to the giants upon whose shoulders they stand with the #66 Chaparral 2E special box (inside which there's #66 Riverside 2E in standard plastic box). Cox and Chaparral marked an era in their own field, and Slot.it feel that their once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make Jim Hall's own Chaparral 2E #66 deserved something appropriate.

It is worth noting that starting in 2012, all GT cars will come with AW as standard, with FLAT6 open can motor. This is a major change which Slot.it believe further raises the performance of their box stock cars.

Not to sound ungrateful, but I thought the 1996/97 versions of the Porsche 911 GT1/EVO would have been a better choice. There were many more liveries to choose from... Plus I think they look better. Oh well, these will be a nice addition to that GT1 era of cars.

I pre-ordered a Jaguar XJR12 in June 2009. Still waiting for it to be released. The only good thing about the delay is that the price is fixed at the 2009 level, which is several pounds under 2012 prices.